Poison-distributer



(No-Model.)

' G. A. BROWN. POISON DI'STRIBUTER.

NO. 558,448. Patelited Apr. 14, 1896.

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GEORGE A. BROVN, OF HARDMAN, OREGON.

POISON-DISTRIBUTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 558,448, dated April 14, 1896.

Application filed September 6,1895. Serial No- 561,633. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. BROWN, of Hardman, in the county of Morrow and State of Oregon, have inventedanew and Improved Poison-Distributer, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to devices for dropping and distributing poisonous substances for killing animals; and its object is to provide a new and improved poison-distributer which is simple and durable in construction, easily manipulated, and more especially designed for dropping poisoned grain for killing squirrels. I

The invention consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter, and then pointed out in the claim.-

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, in which the figure is a sectional side elevation of the improvement.

The rod A, in the form of a cane, is provided with an enlarged lower end B, on which is secured a box 0, adapted to contain the poisoned wheat or other grain, the said box being provided on its top with a hinged cover D for introducing the poisonous material into the box.

In the valve-seat B of the endB of the rod A is fitted to slide a valve E, formed at its lower end with a projection E, extending below the bottom of the end B and adapted to rest on the ground, so that when a downward pressure is exerted by the operator on the rod A the said valve E will be caused to slide upward in the valve-seat B.

In one side of the valve E is formed a recess E adapted to connect, by a port a in the side of the end B, with the interior of the box 0, so that the material contained in the latter can pass through the port a into the recess E as plainly shown in the drawing. A recess bin the end B opens into the recess E and is adapted to be cut off from the recess E in the valve E as the latter slides upward in the valve-seat B. Now when the projecting part E of the valve E is in contact with the ground and pressure is exerted in a downward direction on the rod A the valve E slides upward in the valve-seat B,

and the grain in the recess 19 can pass through the lower open end of the valve-seat B to the outside and drop on the ground. A spring F presses on the upper end E of the valve E, so that when the latter slides upward it compressesthe spring, and when the rod A is lifted to remove the projection from the ground, then the spring F forces the valve back to its normal position shown in the draw ing, the downward movement of the valve being limitedby a lug E engaging a slot B in the side of the end B. A stop-pin Gin the form of a screw screws in the bottom'of the end B of the rod A and into the recess 1) to regulate the amount of material passing into the said recess Z).

It will be seen that by the apparatus described a suitable quantity of the material can be passed to the outside during each operation of the device, it being understood that the operator can conveniently place the projecting end E of the valve E on the ground, rocks, trees, or other places on which it is desired to drop the poisonous substance.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A poison-distributer, consisting of a hollow rod having a port therein and having a poison-chamber immediately below said port, the rod also having a longitudinal slot, a poison-receptacle rigidly attached to the rod and communicating with the interior thereof through the medium of the port, andaspringpressed slide having a projection movable in the slot of the hollow rod whereby the movements of the slide are limited, the slide having a recess capable of simultaneously inclosing the port and the poison-chamber so as to permit the passage of the poison from the receptacle into the chamber and the slide being capable of movement to separate the port and poison-chamber from each other so that the poison may drop from said chamber and so that the port will be closed by the slide, substantially as described.

GEORGE A. BROWN.

Witnesses:

T. W. AYERS, Jr., L. MATLOOK. 

